Developing process-support tools for patient safety: finding the balance between validity and feasibility.
The Johns Hopkins Quality and Safety Research Group, which has developed many process-support tools--three of which are reported in this issue--describes its approach to tool development.
Marsteller
Jill A
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Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, USA. jmarstel@jhsph.edu
Holzmueller
Christine G
CG
Makary
Martin
M
Sexton
J Bryan
JB
Thompson
David A
DA
Lubomski
Lisa H
LH
Pronovost
Peter J
PJ
D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*